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Presidential Tour of Turkey Discussion
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| CountArach |
Posted on 14-12-2011 00:16
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The Presidential Tour of Turkey is an 8 day race that favours the puncheurs. It starts with a prologue and that is followed by three hilly stages and then another 4 stages that are notionally flat. Given that it is only a C1 race many of the best puncheurs are absent.
 Matthis Kessler goes into this race as the favourite. He is very strong in the hills and can also ride a time trial decently well. He hasn’t got too much in the way of hilly support, however, with only Fahnert who can really stick it out to the end.
 Samuel Sanchez has been sent by his California Giant team as their leader and he has a great team around him. Pasamontes should achieve a good result in his own right, as well as Ghyllebert, who should be able to drive the pace when needed. California Giant has a win goal here so will really be looking for Sanchez to come through.
The next team worth discussing is Cyclevox, whose  Ignas Konovalovas goes in as one of the favourites. He isn’t the best puncheur in the field but the time trial should really suit him and may allow him to get enough of a gap on some of the best puncheurs that he can afford to lose some time later on. Sandy Casar gives them a second card to play for a decent GC position. Cyclevox really needs to perform here if they are to fight their way off the bottom of the table.
 Ben Hermans is Rothaus’ man for the GC. He has a great team around him with Iglinski, Passeron and Ruijgh all capable of minor placings of their own accord. This is considered an important race by the team manager and the team goes in hoping for a top 5 overall.
Though he doesn’t go in as a favourite it is hard to underestimate Venchi’s  Cesare Di Maggio. He has a couple of decent riders around him, such as Sagan, and he will struggle in the time trial, but he is a strong enough puncheur that he should be able to perform well.
Several teams have come here to focus on the opening prologue in the hope of a stage victory and an early yellow jersey.  Ian Stannard is just one such man, though with Dowsett in his team Rapha can still hope for a strong GC placing. Time trialist  Johan Lindgren leads his team as does  Ronan Van Zandbeek. WWE meanwhile will hope that  Thomas Voeckler can pull something out of the bag, or that Hayden Roulston can perform well in the time trial. Tinkoff and Meiji seem to be making up the numbers, though both will perhaps hope for results in sprints or out of breakaways.
Startlist
Spoiler Trilux
1. M. Kessler
2. P. Bercz
3. H. Duyn
4. M. Fahnert
5. I. Keisse
6. R. Scholz
7. R. Weissinger
Cal Giant
11. S. Sánchez Gonzalez
12. P. Ghyllebert
13. B. Jacques-Maynes
14. B. King
15. L. Pasamontes
16. K. Reijnen
17. T. Zirbel
Cyclevox
21. I. Konovalovas
22. S. Casar
23. G. Heymes
24. C. Knees
25. E. Oliphant
26. J. Perry
27. D. Stenkjær
Rothaus
31. B. Hermans
32. J. Ariesen
33. E. Baumann
34. V. Iglinski
35. T. Koep
36. A. Passeron
37. R. Ruijgh
UniCredit
41. G. Visconti
42. L. Bernucci
43. A. Borrajo
44. F. Gavazzi
45. J. Grau
46. T. Van der Sande
47. B. Vandborg
Venchi
51. C. Di Maggio
52. F. Aru
53. C. Corioni
54. O. Haavardsholm
55. F. Reda
56. P. Sagan
57. N. Tirloni
WWE
61. T. Voeckler
62. A. Diniz
63. F. Jeandesbosz
64. J. Keukeleire
65. H. Roulston
66. B. Tankink
67. M. Vingerling
Rapha Condor
71. A. Dowsett
72. C. Abdallah
73. N. Berhane
74. T. Grmay
75. M. Hussein
76. R. Partridge
77. I. Stannard
Koppert
81. R. Van Zandbeek
82. J. Hopman
83. A. Kamyshev
84. P. Ligthart
85. R. Te Brake
86. C. Vermeltfoort
87. P. Vlatos
Meiji
91. S. Lagutin
92. F. Beppu
93. J. Crawford
94. K. Itami
95. T. Miyazawa
96. J. Murakami
97. T. Scully
Saab
101. J. Lindgren
102. M. Brammeier
103. T. Gudsell
104. K. Ista
105. P. Lavery
106. G. Likhaya
107. K. Van Hummel
Tinkoff
111. B. Shpilevski
112. M. Belkov
113. D. Galimzyanov
114. P. Ignatenko
115. P. Korzh
116. K. Yatsevich
Note: It might take me a couple of days to get the first stage up as I’ve come down with a cold and can’t really muster much energy at the moment.
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| roturn |
Posted on 14-12-2011 00:34
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It`s my first "important" race. So my squad should do well here.
The prologue is pretty short, so I am interested in Di Maggio`s performance here.
Also I am very worried of the 6th stage. Hermans is one of the weakest climbers within the puncheurs and the slopes there are always around 20%, so I hope, there won`t be splits with Rothaus riders behind.
And Baumann has to show something here, otherwise there is no reason to have a sprinter next season. 
Get well soon.
Edited by roturn on 14-12-2011 00:34
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 14-12-2011 01:08
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Baumann? Disappointing? I could have told you that
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| roturn |
Posted on 14-12-2011 08:48
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Baumann had no real chance to show himself.
Vantomme in De Panne and Cucinotta in the early races were disappointing.
I don`t expect anything from Baumann and Gajek as they are the weakest of these 4.
But I hope they are good lead-out riders for Vantomme.
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| Heine |
Posted on 14-12-2011 09:03
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Good luck with your first race CountArach!
I had planned to participate in this one with Reus, but it simply took too many race-days, so good luck to everyone participating, I have to say I think (but don't hope) that Samuel Sanzhez will win ;-)
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| ANFreeman |
Posted on 14-12-2011 11:53
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Hopefully, this will be the turning point of our season; largely absent for most races last month, and failed in those we partook. Going in as one of the favourites has given me a massive boost in confidence that we can haul our butts from the bottom of the table.
I only wish the prologue was a little longer.
Also, get well soon, Count 
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 14-12-2011 14:12
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The podium should be possible but Sanchez should win with Pasamontes as support. I hope there won´t be a breakaway with the eventual GC winner.
And of course, take your time to get well
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| Christer |
Posted on 14-12-2011 14:14
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Not too high hopes here. A stage win will be what I am hoping for.
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 14-12-2011 18:13
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I'm betting Kessler wins. My team actually achieving a goal is a little too far fetched.
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| viking90 |
Posted on 14-12-2011 22:10
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Guess this isn´t the race that we are collecting most points
It´s up too Lindgren and Van Hummel too do anything at all or breakaways. |
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| roturn |
Posted on 15-12-2011 11:47
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Fun Facts
| - The Netherlands with the biggest amount of riders (11), followed by Belgium and Germany (8) | | - Weakest rider: Tirloni (Venchi) & Likhaya (Saab) (64,40) | | - Strongest rider: Claudio Corioni (Venchi/75,80) | | - Average average: 70,190 | | - Highest salary: Matthias Kessler (Trilux/€ 455.000) | | - Average wage: 83.195€ | | - Youngest rider: Gilles Heymes (Cyclevox/19) | | - Oldest rider: Samuel Sanchez (CalGiant/34) | | - Average age: 27,072 | | - Youngest team: Koppert (23,429) | | - Oldest team: CalGiant (30,571) | | - 11 loanies | | - 1 National Road Champions: Abdallah (Rapha/EGY) | | - 7 National ITT Champions: Konovalovas (Cyclevox/LTU), Perry (Cyclevox/SAF), Vandborg (Unicredit/DEN), Hussein (Rapha/KEN), Stannard (Rapha/GBR), Beppu (Meiji/JPN), Roulston (WWE/NZL) |
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 15-12-2011 13:19
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I have high hopes for everything but the TT. Di Maggio and Corioni should be able to deliver some good results.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 15-12-2011 14:07
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Hey guys, there's the opening stage. Feel free to let me know what was and wasn't good, I'm happy to change my style a bit.
Edited by CountArach on 15-12-2011 14:08
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| roturn |
Posted on 15-12-2011 14:20
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Was a good mix of overall and stage favourites. Enjoyed the report.
Also enjoyed a good start by Hermans. Haven`t lost too much on Konovalovas, Sanchez and Kessler and ahead of most other puncheurs.
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| ANFreeman |
Posted on 15-12-2011 14:43
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Great report! Normally get bored of TT reports, but thoroughly enjoyed reading this one.
Excellent performance from my team, I feel. Three in top 20, and having Konovalovas ahead of the other big favourites is always nice. Hopefully, it turns into an advantage rather than a disadvantage. Casar up there too
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| Christer |
Posted on 15-12-2011 15:09
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I liked the report. And I should probably be honored that you even consider Voeckler as a GC rider.. Not too bad result for Roulston, either.
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 15-12-2011 15:15
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Good stage report, maybe the screenshots should be more from the side (as di Maggio´s is) and not from the front/back but that´s only my opinion.
Kessler hadn´t his best day, he obviously saved some energy for the next two stages.
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 15-12-2011 15:27
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21 seconds to Konovalovas is not so bad.
Also liked the report. 
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| ANFreeman |
Posted on 15-12-2011 16:36
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Sykkel_Freak wrote:
21 seconds to Konovalovas is not so bad.
Also liked the report.
Di Maggio is my pick for the win overall after keeping the deficit so low.
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Posted on 15-12-2011 18:44
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Excellent start!
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